Katie Kirchner

Katie Kirchner

Katie Kirchner, of La Canada Flintridge, sits on a swing outside her home on Monday, March 5, 2012. Kirchner is being honored later this month by the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles for her achievements as an employee at a local Vons. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Katie Kirchner, of La Canada Flintridge, sits on a swing outside her home on Monday, March 5, 2012. Kirchner is being honored later this month by the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles for her achievements as an employee at a local Vons. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)

Katie Kirchner, of La Canada Flintridge, sits on a swing outside her home on Monday, March 5, 2012. Kirchner is being honored later this month by the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles for her achievements as an employee at a local Vons. (Tim Berger/Staff Photographer)